Removable horseshoe-calk



(No Model.)

J. E. LESUEUR.

REMOVABLE HORSESHOE GALK.

' No. 408,983. Patented Aug. 13, 1889.

Inventor; @4 M UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.IOHN EDWIN LESUEUR, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

REMOVABLE HORSESHOE-CALK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,983, dated August 13, 1889.

' Application filed March 17,1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN EDWIN LESUEUR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Removable Horseshoe-Oalks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices to be attached to horseshoes to prevent horses slipping and falling on smooth pavements and ice-covered roads, and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap, and easily-attached device of this nature, which will fit a shoe of any thickness or width and it consists of the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed. 4

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bottom of a horses hoof, with my improved device attached to the shoe; Fig. 2, an enlarged side elevation, partly broken away, of the device; Figs. 3, at, and 5, detail views of the different parts forming the same; Fig. 6, a view of a modified form for a toe-calk, and Fig. 7 a view of the plate for the latter.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents the hoof of a horse, and B a shoe secured thereto in the usual or any desired manner. The shoe is provided with the usual heels and my improved toe-calks Ct, and between them, on each side of the shoe, my improved device C is attached.

The device consists of a metal plate D, having one end Z) struck up at right angles to its body and curving inwardly somewhat, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and at, and from the center of the other end projects a screwthreaded rod 0. In the center of the plate D a screw-threaded perforation d is formed to receive the screw-threaded rod c, which proj ects from the center of the base of the calk E. The calk is pyramidal in shape, the sides at the base being square, as at f, and the point g being. sharpened. The body of the calk E and its .the plate.

rod e are formed of any suitable metal, pref- Serial No. 267,551. (No model.)

erably malleable-iron, and its point g, as indicated by brush-shading in Figs. 2 and 5, is made of steel and welded or otherwise rigidly secured thereto.

F represents a curved plate having the laterally-extending projection h and a perforation m, formed centrally in its body, adapted to fit on the rod 0 and be there held rigidly by the nut 71. If desired, the rod 0 may be made without the screw-threads and a perforation 0 formed in the same near its junction with the body of the plate D, and a wedgeshaped pin driven into said perforation to secure the plate F in position. The toe-calk I-l, Fig. 6, is formed with two calks or points h, which are wedge-shaped and are cast integral with the body m, the latter being formed curving on its outer or front portion to conform with the shape of the horseshoe.

At each end of the bodym retaining-lugs n are cast, which project upwardly from said body and curve inwardly, as shown, for the purpose of better grasping the shoe, and from the center of the edge of the body a rod 13 projects, which may be either screw-threaded or provided with the perforation o, for the purpose of securing the plate 7* in position on said rod to clamp the device to the shoe. The plate 1* is substantially the same as plate F, excepting that it is not provided with the projection h, which is not necessary where the calks, are cast integral with the body of The plates D and F are formed of any suitable metal, malleable iron preferred, and the plate D may be, if desired, provided with two or more screw-threaded perforations for the purpose of securing a corresponding number of calks thereto; but ordinarily one calk in each plate will be sufficient. The points g, being steel, will of course stand more and harder wear than if the whole calk were of soft iron, and adds but little to the cost of manufacture.

If desired, the calks E may be cast integral with the body of the plate, as shown in the case of the toe-calk in Fig. 6.

To apply the device, the calk is first screwed into the plate D,if removable calks are used, and the curved endb of the plate set against the outer side of the shoe, which to secure the best results should be slightly tapered on its sides or edges, so that it will be narrower at the top than the bottom, with the rod 0 projecting inwardly. The plate F is then placed on the rod 0. and pushed back to the position shown in Fig. 2, so that its projection 7L will come in contact with the square base of the ealk to hold the same against turning by its screw working loose, and its curved part fitting against the inner side of the shoe with the part 1) forms a dovetail joint about the shoe. A nut being then run on the screw-rod c, or a pin driven into perforation 0, will jam the plate tightly in position, holding the device firmly to the shoe, and yet permitting its ready removal. The

device is thus easily attached, and will fit a shoe of any thickness or width.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, s-

JOHN ED\V[N LESUEUR.

\Vitnesses:

.I. B. ARMSTRONG, .TNo. ,l'). ANDERSON. 

